TDB Contest – Week 8

UPDATES 10/23/21 11:00pm – Contest Results

LawyerJohn and TMC4USC are tied for first with 40,000 and Mr&MrsSteveG are right on their heals with $36,500. Also having a good week were: SanDiegoTrojan, DubPar22, and GoldenTrojan.

Beginning Balance         15,100.00 Chris
          1,000.00 Win oregon +1.5 for 1000
       (1,000.00) Loss USC + 6.5 for 1000
       (1,000.00) Loss Clemson +3.5 for 1000
       (1,000.00) Loss Utah -3.5 for 1000
       (1,000.00) Loss LSU + 10.5 for 1000
Ending Balance        12,100.00
Beginning Balance        38,000.00 TMC4USC
       (5,000.00) Loss UCLA -1.5   5000
          7,000.00 Win Notre Dame -6.5   7000
Ending Balance        40,000.00
Beginning Balance         30,000.00 LaywerJohn
     (10,000.00) Loss Utah -3.5 for 10,000
       10,000.00 Win BYU -1.5 for 10,000
       10,000.00 Win ND -6.5 for 10,000
Ending Balance        40,000.00
Beginning Balance        12,500.00 Troy5543
          5,000.00 Win Oregon +1.5 for 5000
       (5,000.00) Loss USC +6.5 for 5000
Ending Balance        12,500.00
Beginning Balance         26,500.00 Mr&Mrs Steveg 
          5,000.00 Win Oregon +1.5 5000
          5,000.00 Win BYU -1.5 5000
Ending Balance        36,500.00
Beginning Balance        16,500.00 San Diego Trojan
          8,000.00 Win BYU -1.5 for 8000 units
Ending Balance        24,500.00
Beginning Balance         15,900.00 DubPar22
       (4,000.00) Loss Clemson +3.5 for 4000
          5,000.00 Win N.D -6.5 for 5000
          4,000.00 Win BYU -1.5 for 4000
Ending Balance        20,900.00
Beginning Balance           3,000.00 GoldenTrojan
          3,000.00 Win Notre Dame -6.5 for 3000
Ending Balance           6,000.00
Beginning Balance         12,500.00 Jalenbuck1
          5,000.00 Win BYU -1.5 for 5000
       (2,000.00) Loss Clemson +3.5 2000
       (2,000.00) Loss Utah -3.5 2000
Ending Balance        13,500.00

 

UPDATED 10/22/21  12:30pm – Final Wagers

Chris
oregon +1.5 for 1000
USC + 6.5 for 1000
Clemson +3.5 for 1000
Utah -3.5 for 1000
LSU + 10.5 for 1000

TMC4USC
UCLA -1.5   5000
Notre Dame -6.5   7000

LaywerJohn
Utah -3.5 for 10,000
BYU -1.5 for 10,000
ND -6.5 for 10,000

Troy5543
Oregon +1.5 for 5000
USC +6.5 for 5000

Mr&Mrs Steveg
Oregon +1.5 5000
BYU -1.5 5000

San Diego Trojan
BYU -1.5 for 8000 units

DubPar22
Clemson +3.5 for 4000
N.D -6.5 for 5000
BYU -1.5 for 4000

GoldenTrojan
Notre Dame -6.5 for 3000

Jalenbuck1
BYU -1.5 for 5000
Clemson +3.5 2000
Utah -3.5 2000

These are the games for Week 8 of the Contest.

Friday, October 22nd 

Washington -15.5 at Arizona +15.5 7:30pm ESPN2

 

Saturday, October 23rd

Colorado +9.5 at Cal -9.5      12:30pm P12 Network

Oregon +1.5 at UCLA -1.5       12:30pm ABC

BYU -1.5 at Washington St +1.5 12:30pm FoxSports1

Clemson +3.5 at Pitt -3.5    12:30pm ESPN

LSU +10.5 at Ole Miss -10.5    12:30pm CBS

USC +6.5 at Notre Dame -6.5     4:30pm NBC

Utah -3.5 at Oregon St +3.5     4:30pm P12 Network

Please make your choices known by using the following format:

USC +7  for 1000

Final Week 8 wagers are due on Friday October 12, 2021 at noon P.T.

 

This Post will be updated throughout the week.

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LawyerJohn
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October 25, 2021 9:32 am

A lot of us got “rich” with the BYU bet, but once we stop patting ourselves on the back for our insightful brilliance, recall that the bet was won by a mere 1/2 point, and without the muffed extra point the score should have been tied near the end, it being anybody’s ballgame.

Aaah, such is life (in sports anyway)

Golden Trojan
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October 24, 2021 12:06 pm

Looks like I’m in the caboose, but still in the game thanks to ND not blowing the spread at the end. John what happens to sjvermont and TrojanRJJ for not getting in their bets?

DubPar22
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October 22, 2021 8:33 am

Clemson +3.5 for 4000
N.D -6.5 for 5000
BYU -1.5 for 4000

Jalenbuck1
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October 21, 2021 6:47 pm

BYU -1.5 for 5000
Clemson +3.5 2000
Utah -3.5 2000

Troy5543
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October 20, 2021 4:34 pm

Oregon +1.5 for 5000

USC +6.5 for 5000

Fight On ✌

TrojanRJJ
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October 20, 2021 7:25 am

Playing the favorites:
Utah -.3.5
ND -6.5
UCLA -1.5

I am conflicted about the SC/ND game. I think the game might be close for a half or so, but the SC D has only stopped WSU for a half (with its 2nd string QB) and CO (which is awful). So, unless the USC O score in the 40’s (which I doubt), SC will lose.

LawyerJohn
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October 20, 2021 8:24 pm
Reply to  TrojanRJJ

I too am betting ND, they have a lot to play for, and they have a home field advantage because referee-calls throughout football history have mysteriously favored the Irish. Does ND ask a man’s religion before they allow him to referee one of their games? And SC focused in on one receiver is a recipe for disaster. You think the Irish have not noticed? That said, the game is more of an SC fans’ cerebral exercise because most sentiment-and-emotions have evaporated over the mediocre years, and the expectations for SC success are at an All-time low. So be it!– But… Read more »

Chris
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October 20, 2021 6:28 am

I’m glad I don’t make a living betting games.
oregon +1.5 for 1000
USC + 6.5 for 1000
Clemson +3.5 for 1000
Utah -3.5 for 1000
LSU + 10.5 for 1000

LawyerJohn
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October 19, 2021 7:21 pm

Steveg says I am taking this game too seriously. He is probably right, but I had never analyzed the various aspects of gambling until John created this game. My learned conclusion is that gambling on sports s-cks. So I think it is time for me to check out of the game by betting all my marbles. Either I am in “Allen Wallace Alice-wonderland” (cannot pick a winner if his life depended on it) or I have a lead that no one can catch: BYU -1.5 for 10,000 ND -6.5 for 10,000 (Yeah, I know, I sold my soul to the… Read more »

Steveg
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Steveg
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October 19, 2021 6:44 pm

Oregon +1.5 5000
BYU -1.5 5000

Oregon is underdog to ucla? Is hell freezing over?

San Diego Trojan
October 18, 2021 10:29 pm

BYU -1.5 for 8000 units

LawyerJohn
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October 18, 2021 5:39 pm

By the way, John, any player who has 10,000 units or more is still in the contest, but they will have to take a big risk to get back into the 30,000-40,000 range. Bet the 10,000 on one game. If it is a winner, bet the 20,000, and presto, you are at 40,000 with a little luck. Another strategy for the frontrunners is to go conservative, say 1000 only, until the last week of the contest. Then, let your entire stash, whether 20,000 or 40,000 ride. However, TMC is taking the high road and betting big now, so I will… Read more »

Steveg
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Steveg
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October 19, 2021 6:47 pm
Reply to  LawyerJohn

So many strategies when it is only a fun game. Anyone taking gambling serious already owns the casino, everyone else is a sucker. It just keeps me interested in games I may not have paid much attention to. But to each his own LJ.

LawyerJohn
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October 20, 2021 7:56 pm
Reply to  Steveg

Got to play to win. Why else would you have enlisted your better half to help you win?

Steveg
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Steveg
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October 22, 2021 7:05 am
Reply to  LawyerJohn

Actually she is better at picking winners than I am. She evaluates every televised game and picks who will win. She does very well at it. So I had to bring her in or face the torment of a rejected woman. LOL

LawyerJohn
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October 18, 2021 5:08 pm

Tempted to take ND and bet against SC covering, but I just cannot root against the Trojans, especially when Troy battles the Irish or sucla.

Utah -3.5 for 10,000

TMC4USC
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October 18, 2021 12:26 pm

UCLA -1.5   5000
Notre Dame -6.5   7000
There is no hidden strategy here. Every week I am picking Notre Dame and Ucla…and hoping that I lose each bet.

Steveg
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Steveg
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October 19, 2021 6:48 pm
Reply to  TMC4USC

Rock solid TMC, it’s all in fun.